In a flower, the megaspore mother cell formed four megaspores withoutundergoing meiosis. One of the four megaspores developed into the embryo sac.What would be the ploidy level of the antipodal cells in this embryo sac?
Question
In a flower, the megaspore mother cell formed four megaspores withoutundergoing meiosis. One of the four megaspores developed into the embryo sac.What would be the ploidy level of the antipodal cells in this embryo sac?
Solution
The ploidy level of the antipodal cells in this embryo sac would be the same as the megaspore mother cell. This is because the megaspores were formed without undergoing meiosis, which is a process that normally reduces the chromosome number by half. Therefore, if the megaspore mother cell is diploid (2n), the antipodal cells would also be diploid (2n). If the megaspore mother cell is haploid (n), the antipodal cells would also be haploid (n).
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